Birtley, Houghton le Spring, Chester le Street, Durham GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Sheet No XIII. Scale 6" to 1 mile, size approx. 23«" x 35«", plus margins, fully hand coloured, key in right-hand margin. 1869. £45.00

Durham PROBATE of the Will of Jane Blackburn formerly of Durham and later of Islington. 3 large vellum pages with printed certificate attached. Large papered seal on tag. 1854. £12.00

Durham WOOD ENGRAVING showing Durham Cathedral and river. Drawn by S. Read. Size 12" x 18". Trace of vertical fold at centre. c1875. £8.00
¶ From 'Supplement to the London Illustrated News'.

LARGE SCALE HAND-COLOURED MAP

Hobson (William Colling) THIS MAP OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF DURHAM, is most respectfully dedicated to the Nobility, Clergy, Gentry, &c. &c. Large engraved map, fully hand-coloured in hundreds, scale three-quarters of an inch to 1 mile, engraved surface approx. 31" x 39", plus margins. Dissected and mounted on linen, folding to roy 8vo, contained within a contemporary grained cloth box, in the form of a book, leather lettering piece on spine. Some slight off-setting, a few small foxing marks, names of previous owner written twice in ink in top margin. Engraved by J. & C. Walker. 1840. £360.00

Hurworth A PLAN OF AN ESTATE BELONGING TO JAMES N. COLLYER ESQ. SITUATED AT HURWORTH in the County of Durham Surveyed in 1825 by R. Otley. Hand drawn plan in ink on vellum, size approx. 12«" x 21«", scale 6 chains to an inch, decorative cartouche with small flowers, table listing the land and acreage, and a second table listing the acreage of the river and bank. The land borders the River Tees. Very slightly dusty. 1825. £120.00 -- See Illustration
¶ An R. Otley is listed in Eden's 'Dictionary of Land Surveyors' as working in North Yorkshire and being 'prominent in the development of Middlesborough with Henry Pease'.

Long Newton Estate, Stockton-on-Tees PARTICULARS OF SALE AND PLAN of Valuable Freehold Farms on the Highroad between Stockton and Darlington... Which will be Sold by Auction... 17th day of September 1890. Folio, printed wraps, description of lots inside front wrap, very large folding plan, coloured in outline. Back wrap, with docket title, dusty. 1890. £35.00

DURHAM Manuscripts, Maps, Engravings, Ephemera, etc. For a further selection and to receive my latest catalogue please email :- lesley@localhistory.co.uk

Stockton-on-Tees PLAYBILL for October 8th, 1863. advertising 'Warlock of the Glen', 'Voice From the Streets; Or, A Poor Girl's Temptations!', 'Rob Roy', 'The Ghost, The Ghost' etc. Size 29" x 10", folds. Name of plays in very large type. Patches of browning throughout. Heavisides, Printer, Finkle-Street, Stockton, 1863. £17.00

Stockton-on-Tees THEATRE ROYAL Playbill advertising performances for October 8th and 9th, 1863. Size 29" x 10", folds, browning in some areas. Heavisides, Stockton, Printer. 1863. £26.00
¶ The main performance was 'Voice From The Streets; or A Poor Girl's Temptations!'(the hero was 'Ell Skin Jack' alias 'Wire In Jack'), with 'the Scottish Drama of the Warlock of the Glen', and then on the next night 'Rob Roy' and 'The Ghost The Ghost'.

Teesdale & Co. Publisher MAP OF DURHAM Engraved fully hand-coloured map, size 13" x 16". 1832. £50.00
¶ Shaded in wards.

Walker, Printer ANSWER TO COLIN & PHEOEBE and Follow the Drum. Slip ballad, size 9" x 7", printed in two columns with a small woodcut vignette above each song, the first showing a cow and a frog, the other an indistinct pastoral scene. Number 32 bottom right. Small piece chipped from top right-hand corner. Walker, Printer, Durham: c1840. £24.00

Walker, Printer THE SAILOR'S FAREWELL and The Rover of the Seas. Slip ballad, size 10" x 7«", printed in two columns with a woodcut illustration above each song, the first showing a man hitting a sailor with a girl, the sailor waving his hat, the other a sailing ship. Attractive border. Number 14 in bottom margin. Walker, Printer, Durham: c1840. £26.00
¶ The 'Rover' is a lawless buccaneer 'Wherever my swift bark steers/Desolation and rapine are spread'.

Walker, Printer WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND FAIR Oh Saw Ye the Lass wi' the Bonny Blue E'en, and 'The American Seranaders'. Ballad sheet, size 9" x 7", printed in two columns, with border, on thin paper, large vignette of two lovers. Walker, Printer, Durham: c1845. £20.00